Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-26

arst acceptance Ct his love snd
o y yeia1ie, Montague Lonsda!e had
:: Q! lie Ike man CT honour, paid
l.''s - M. Gideon GrimshsW, and
q -. - bcpes and intentions, end what
g.st -. =. If himself Snd Melanie were.
=: W., 20 Interview that took place, the
= ~ young soldier required all MS
:, 49, frsDk conf ience and al his
-. 20 aid his object, for Mir. Grim
-! - the wishes Of Mrs. Chilling
- 80. she he'd fa- other and more
: :, ~. b. views fer MelGnie than an
Z g,ir7 a mere captain of the lire,
~ ~, oDly MS pay and "Indi.n allow
s - - vbstever they might mean.
e., C5;,.ipgton hsd written TO him
-. ~ accounts Of Melanie'6 cCnquests,
NJ :7e~ss.ion she had made and the
- tri1nphs that were in store for
~ - she seemed to inherit tie may
y -. : isce sad all the rare beauty and
~. y ~ her mother. Thus, after letters
o. -. nprolrt, the visit If Captain
- ale wss terrible disappointment
~, .orrca C.: disgust 20 the tX-ci.y man;
:. :. ,-s-rjsge ike th.s meant the leav-
~ 7er TWO brothers in pGrpetuity
,.s Uncle GrimsbaT's, hands.
f. E. after, q short, po5gy,and thick-eet
:. ..is 1fgl, bald, shining pate, with
MI, Of cT.zZ.ed ns5r, rather like
:. T5,ca stood st51l7 above exCh ear,
.7sse. when initiated, which was not
L..1rsr., ne was IN the habit If nerv-
= visiting or rasping up with his
Z. ,s3 aush7 white eyebrows, and his
NJ colorless eyes, were keen and
-, and cold; MS manner WIS blunt
|. 7gscm0athejic, born Of long lie
+. in l1-r58 Birchia-lane II cid
4 Birch over-lane), and Montague
-.f,ls's cool information that he
n and had won the love Of, his beau
4 niece, together with the asked for
III. to their betrothal, put climax
disgust and annoyance.
aE5s. are your means! your eXpeCt6-
-a Everyone has something OF that
,." he asked bluntly, peering a. his
10 through his GOLD trimmed specta-
i, "What 40 you live upon?"
.-.ere is my pay" began Lonsdale,
-ulIs.
rnpa. And your dehts, l suppose;
ez3F DO you propose to keep wife?"
with nv allowances, which will be
-,e, when get stsf appointment in
Ia
Wien you get it." snapped Uncle
-saaw. - think the proposed en-
psnent little better thGa utter lunacy,"
s5ied, rasping 10 mis- side TUFTS, and
i. iT0m his chair to intimate that the
ge7ieT was over.
l,1s, for time, he declined to enter
!. ne idea OF an engagement, end sup
I'D hat When Montague L1nsdale was
-Tled to return to India the STAIR
.GI blow over and be forgotten"
ir1liic he wrote TO Melanie & scOId-
y 5ter for entsng!ing herself with
Is peGnilcSs fellow" and another to
3 C1i.liEgton, urging her to prolong
sl.ece's visit 10 the park; but, eventu-
i hiding that Captain Lonsdale WAS
sl7 srd steadily determined as ever,
|zssnOther Interview he Went over all
:,.1 Arguments again, tie gave gTudg
|,Il unwilling half-pTOmise TO tolerate
lr., nothing more, Sill hoping that
:.s.iol would effect G cure OF this
i asd never been in love himself at
int, a5d couldn't understand what
,3lt"
|s,sesled hook to him mad been the
nents OF the author OF "VeEice Pre-
|5ei"
,-sn lovely woman, Nature made thee
.-tlr man. We had been brutes without
/ sTe painted fair to look lit you:
/; in J ou ali that we belle, OF heaven;
-32 Brightness, purity and ruth,
u .1y and everlasting love.
-t.e Grimshaw's new residence
7Cottsge, with It's garden enclosed
'S0Ie fence, and shaded by Old beech
S-was in part Of OXfOrdsaire COM
4t7elY strange 10 Melspie, aad few
I@i1r;hlr from London tkan MS form
L, l. Was much smaller, toe, as be
@s5d pointedly IN his letters 10 her
SHuencnment mad become HOW more
ever necessary.
1l1e'a eye. womarlike, vas speedily
ia.;5c, on her return home, by the
To-a and carefully darued carpets,
fAaet curtains aud cretornc chair
T. aad b7 the general, but l0gg IA
~ Saa5biness OF everything, espe-
mter her recent experiences st
i~5ston Pork: and the sense of eli
F!lsc:ed her keeEly, like species OF
:; Uncle vas rom home Just then.
".ea.; thsnk heaven" thought she,
+ tCssed aside her hat and travelling
Then I shall have no aeed to plead
f>oGiouS institution Of the British
Is headache"
she was warmly welcomed by her
>IS; by the poor cripple Reggie, who
S.:Q S sofa in corner, by blue-eyed
@1en-h.ired Dick, 6 sturdy and
e-eeked by boy in his twelfth year,
"a luStreturned from fishing in the
5cseA, snd by her friend and gossip,
/ 1endOn, s bright Hebe in her eigh-
!esr, who had come from her
r. y.car&ge at Stobencross-sC-call-
.a great wooden Calvary which
1 ,le7e Of old-s Young lady of whom
~ nave something TO relate in the
!! vas petite IN figure, but very per-
toe beauty Of her form and face.
yes We're dark, thoughtful and soft,
= hair, thick and wavy, was OF q
aTk brown; and clusters Of freshly
'sd red roses filled her childlike
-ior childIike they were in their
>-eSS and texture.
= Welcome, MeI8nie, darling," she
IS the latter stopped 10 kiss the
Ups that we're sweet and red as the
:eierred 70. "Tou are SO tall, Ne
'aEt ii were useless attempting to
your check unless | stood on g
:, But you have Just come in time
81 ne to arrange these roses fer
Sue lifted shout like g bird, with
- !ltile fingers arranging the roses
~4aen hair ferns, while from her
i0uhs lips there came u ringing sill
Aagh, which evinced how heart
lae s'ri was yet, and how content